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The article states:
But the charges did not receive much press until this week, when a developer posted a message on the W3C's Web site claiming he had received paperwork from a law firm regarding the patent
How long have they been at it? This press release shows that they've been at it for over two years.
I was hard at the grindstone, crusading against hypocrisy and chaos, armed with my laptop and Microsoft Word 2000. I'd just typed: "Only a fool would believe." But "fool" did not seem right. So I hit Shift-F7 to call up the thesaurus. The lone synonym that Word provided was a verb: trick.
Where were the nouns? Where was idiot? I typed "idiot," hit Shift-F7, and got the message "not found." Then I tried goon. Again, not found. No luck with ninny, nincompoop or numbskull. Or with nitwit, halfwit, dimwit or twit. Or dullard, dunce or dolt.
"Jerk" called up yank, jolt, tug and twitch. "Dummy" produced mannequin and copy -- still not what I was looking for.
So I phoned a friend who also uses Word and asked him to test the phenomenon. He typed "fool," hit Shift-F7 -- and was provided a hearty menu of synonyms that included not just idiot and ninny, but such exotics as dunderhead and ignoramus. We realized the difference: He was working with Word 97, not the Word 2000 I was using.
Concluding that I had found a glitch in the updated version of Microsoft Word, I decided to inform Microsoft. I called and asked to speak to Bill Gates, but was directed to a cheerful person named Tim.
Tim transferred me to Kate, also cheerful, who promised to look into the matter. Several days later, Kate sent me an e-mail message with an explanation: "Microsoft's approach regarding the spell checker dictionary and thesaurus is to not suggest words that may have offensive uses or provide offensive definitions for any words. The dictionary and spell checker is updated with each release of Office to ensure that the tools reflect current social and cultural environments."
Was the world's foremost software designer worried about offending dullards, dunces and dolts? Are there actually people out there who identify themselves that way? Even if so, you wouldn't think they'd represent Microsoft's target demographic. More troubling, if an acute sensitivity to people's feelings had winnowed down Word 2000's thesaurus options, what changes loomed in the future? Word 2000 already changes "thier" to "their" as I type. Would the next generation evaporate "moron" from the screen the moment it appeared?
But maybe this isn't oversensitivity. Maybe it is what postmodernists call erasure: since language creates reality, if we erase every noun connoting below-average intelligence, the world instantly becomes a smarter place.
Now, if only Microsoft would erase "hypocrisy" and "chaos" . . . .
Mark Goldblatt, who teaches writing at the Fashion Institute of Technology, writes frequently about politics. He is the author of the forthcoming "Africa Speaks," a novel.
"I believe it's the first graphical MMORPG. "
I don't understand your statement.
In addition, while you can call it an MMORPG, it uses a different viewpoint (isometric 3D) and a different system (closer to an RTS than a RPG) compared to the usual first-person-kill-stuff-and-get-loot format of the usual MMORPGs.
The DARE program says drugs are bad. Naw, really?
Not only is the program a waste of time, it's a waste of money.
They should be spending it to show the truth. Seeing pictures that say "Drugs = Cancer" isn't really as strong, as compared to a crackhead saying what he has, or pictures of the tumor.
This is just like the issue with sex ed - some ignorant teachers say "You'll die if you have sex before you get married." That is not the right approach to things. I'd rather have a class on safe sex than waste time/money to just say "Don't have sex".
Wasn't AOL the one who had the pathetic war with MS so they can't share between the two instant messangers? Seems like a case of corporate hypocrisy. Then again, what part of AOL do things far and square?
In the case of MMORPGs, all account data will be stored in the servers. Turbine has said their engine is portable - I don't see why it can't be multi-platform.
However, portability isn't as crucial as the playability. Remember Diablo I in the PS? It was pretty bad.
From the way we see things going, I think a talking maid-bot like Rosie in the Jetsons will be here in the next 15 years. Of course with that comes the more scary stuff, such as rebot revolt.. But if the developers are smart enough to not add combat intelligence in robots we'll be fine.. I think.
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The state of Indiana once tried to declare pi as 3.2.
(Ironically, Indiana is also the state where the radio show Bob and Tom is syndicated from.)
This is from the RDF specifications available from W3C:
The Resource Description Framework (RDF) integrates a variety of applications from library catalogs and world-wide directories to syndication and aggregation of news, software, and content to personal collections of music, photos, and events using XML as an interchange syntax.
The article states:
But the charges did not receive much press until this week, when a developer posted a message on the W3C's Web site claiming he had received paperwork from a law firm regarding the patent
How long have they been at it? This press release shows that they've been at it for over two years.
Some people really hate them registrations..
October 23, 2001
Bowdlerized by Microsoft
By MARK GOLDBLATT
I was hard at the grindstone, crusading against hypocrisy and chaos, armed with my laptop and Microsoft Word 2000. I'd just typed: "Only a fool would believe." But "fool" did not seem right. So I hit Shift-F7 to call up the thesaurus. The lone synonym that Word provided was a verb: trick.
Where were the nouns? Where was idiot? I typed "idiot," hit Shift-F7, and got the message "not found." Then I tried goon. Again, not found. No luck with ninny, nincompoop or numbskull. Or with nitwit, halfwit, dimwit or twit. Or dullard, dunce or dolt.
"Jerk" called up yank, jolt, tug and twitch. "Dummy" produced mannequin and copy -- still not what I was looking for.
So I phoned a friend who also uses Word and asked him to test the phenomenon. He typed "fool," hit Shift-F7 -- and was provided a hearty menu of synonyms that included not just idiot and ninny, but such exotics as dunderhead and ignoramus. We realized the difference: He was working with Word 97, not the Word 2000 I was using.
Concluding that I had found a glitch in the updated version of Microsoft Word, I decided to inform Microsoft. I called and asked to speak to Bill Gates, but was directed to a cheerful person named Tim.
Tim transferred me to Kate, also cheerful, who promised to look into the matter. Several days later, Kate sent me an e-mail message with an explanation: "Microsoft's approach regarding the spell checker dictionary and thesaurus is to not suggest words that may have offensive uses or provide offensive definitions for any words. The dictionary and spell checker is updated with each release of Office to ensure that the tools reflect current social and cultural environments."
Was the world's foremost software designer worried about offending dullards, dunces and dolts? Are there actually people out there who identify themselves that way? Even if so, you wouldn't think they'd represent Microsoft's target demographic. More troubling, if an acute sensitivity to people's feelings had winnowed down Word 2000's thesaurus options, what changes loomed in the future? Word 2000 already changes "thier" to "their" as I type. Would the next generation evaporate "moron" from the screen the moment it appeared?
But maybe this isn't oversensitivity. Maybe it is what postmodernists call erasure: since language creates reality, if we erase every noun connoting below-average intelligence, the world instantly becomes a smarter place.
Now, if only Microsoft would erase "hypocrisy" and "chaos" . . . .
Mark Goldblatt, who teaches writing at the Fashion Institute of Technology, writes frequently about politics. He is the author of the forthcoming "Africa Speaks," a novel.
CNN/NBC/MSNBC has a report which states Kabul, Afghanistan has been bombed (explosions).
2001-09-01 17:55:51 Blizzard Slips Up; Announces World of Warcraft (articles,games) (rejected)
Beat ya by a day.
It was at the "spilled news" stage, however.
"The fight for the control of THAT market is going to be ugly."
And I think that's a very good thing - it gives better quality, and only the good ones can survive.
Oh wait - Everquest is still alive.
If this game does go the traditional path of $10/month, I'd guess many of the players at battle.net can't get their mommy to pay for them..
"I believe it's the first graphical MMORPG. "
I don't understand your statement.
In addition, while you can call it an MMORPG, it uses a different viewpoint (isometric 3D) and a different system (closer to an RTS than a RPG) compared to the usual first-person-kill-stuff-and-get-loot format of the usual MMORPGs.
Guess they'll suspend yet another student, eh?
The press release at Sonicblue's site is here.
Now even you can make the controller for the X-Box. http://www.htloz.com/xbox_gamecube/XBOXMACHINE.htm l
Apparently a joke, but a funny one.
The DARE program says drugs are bad. Naw, really? Not only is the program a waste of time, it's a waste of money. They should be spending it to show the truth. Seeing pictures that say "Drugs = Cancer" isn't really as strong, as compared to a crackhead saying what he has, or pictures of the tumor. This is just like the issue with sex ed - some ignorant teachers say "You'll die if you have sex before you get married." That is not the right approach to things. I'd rather have a class on safe sex than waste time/money to just say "Don't have sex".
Wasn't AOL the one who had the pathetic war with MS so they can't share between the two instant messangers? Seems like a case of corporate hypocrisy. Then again, what part of AOL do things far and square?
In the case of MMORPGs, all account data will be stored in the servers. Turbine has said their engine is portable - I don't see why it can't be multi-platform. However, portability isn't as crucial as the playability. Remember Diablo I in the PS? It was pretty bad.
From the way we see things going, I think a talking maid-bot like Rosie in the Jetsons will be here in the next 15 years.
Of course with that comes the more scary stuff, such as rebot revolt..
But if the developers are smart enough to not add combat intelligence in robots we'll be fine..
I think.